PEDRO CAMPIAO

pedroI am a registered and qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with wide ranging experience and qualifications/training.

I have a generalist counselling/psychotherapy background in private practice and a counselling/casework background in working for NSW Health and non-government organizations in the areas of chronic illness, drug and alcohol, sexual health, men’s issues,  family support, grief and loss, homelessness and generalist counselling.

Apart from working in private practice I am currently employed part-time as a counsellor for the NCAHS, North Coast Area Health Service.

I also co-direct a counselling practice, Northern Rivers Counselling Practice, www.northernriverscounselling.com.au, am the director of a therapy centre in Mullumbimby, the space between Therapy Centre, www.thespacebetweencentre.com.au, and I facilitate therapeutic groups in private practice and for a variety of organizations. An entry point to all my work is www.pcampiao.com.

My formal qualifications include:

  • Bachelor of Arts. (USyd).
  • Graduate Diploma of Counselling. (UWS).
  • Certificate of Somatic Psychotherapy. (426 hrs/2 years). (A.S.I.A.).
  • Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy. (GTB) (Current).
  • Graduate Diploma of Adult Education. (UniSA). (Current).
  • Certificate IV Training & Assessment.

I have experience working with the following specific issues:

  • Anxiety and stress.
  • Depression and low self-esteem.
  • Relationship difficulties.
  • Mens’ issues, (parenting, relationship, identity issues).
  • Grief and loss.
  • Death and dying.
  • Legacies of trauma and abuse.
  • Attachment and developmental issues.
  • Family or origin concerns.
  • Chronic illness.
  • Somatic/psycho-physiological complaints.
  • Life transitions.
  • Issues of life-purpose and direction.
  • Supporting optimal health and well-being.
  • Accessing creativity.
  • Growth and self-actualization.
  • Integrating the spiritual and the everyday.

Memberships:

I am a Clinical Member of CAPA, Counselling and Psychotherapy Association of NSW (Member No. 3825).

I am an Associate Member of GANZ,  Gestalt Australia and New Zealand.

Both CAPA and GANZ are Member Organizations of PACFA, the Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia, the peak body for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia.  I am bound to the ethical codes of this association.

ARTICLES:
You can find a more extensive counselling profile HERE.

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